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Cooperation of human and machines in assembly lines
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In this article, a survey about forms of human-machine cooperation in assembly and available technologies that support the cooperation is presented, including organizational and economic aspects of cooperative assembly including efficient component supply and logistics.About:
This article is published in CIRP Annals.The article was published on 2009-01-01. It has received 667 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Flexibility (engineering) & Robot.read more
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Survey on human–robot collaboration in industrial settings: Safety, intuitive interfaces and applications
TL;DR: An extensive review on human–robot collaboration in industrial environment is provided, with specific focus on issues related to physical and cognitive interaction, and the commercially available solutions are presented.
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Assembly system design and operations for product variety
S.J. Hu,Jeonghan Ko,L. Weyand,Hoda A. ElMaraghy,Terje K. Lien,Yoram Koren,Helmut Bley,George Chryssolouris,Nabil Nasr,Moshe Shpitalni +9 more
TL;DR: A review of the state of the art research in the areas of assembly system design, planning and operations in the presence of product variety is presented in this article, where methods for assembly representation, sequence generation and assembly line balancing are reviewed and summarized.
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Progress and prospects of the human---robot collaboration
Arash Ajoudani,Andrea Maria Zanchettin,Serena Ivaldi,Alin Albu-Schaffer,Kazuhiro Kosuge,Oussama Khatib +5 more
TL;DR: The main purpose of this paper is to review the state-of-the-art on intermediate human–robot interfaces (bi-directional), robot control modalities, system stability, benchmarking and relevant use cases, and to extend views on the required future developments in the realm of human-robot collaboration.
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Collaborative manufacturing with physical human–robot interaction
Abstract: Although the concept of industrial cobots dates back to 1999, most present day hybrid human-machine assembly systems are merely weight compensators. Here, we present results on the development of a collaborative human-robot manufacturing cell for homokinetic joint assembly. The robot alternates active and passive behaviours during assembly, to lighten the burden on the operator in the first case, and to comply to his/her needs in the latter. Our approach can successfully manage direct physical contact between robot and human, and between robot and environment. Furthermore, it can be applied to standard position (and not torque) controlled robots, common in the industry. The approach is validated in a series of assembly experiments. The human workload is reduced, diminishing the risk of strain injuries. Besides, a complete risk analysis indicates that the proposed setup is compatible with the safety standards, and could be certified.
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Trends and challenges in robot manipulation
Aude Billard,Danica Kragic +1 more
TL;DR: The progress made in robotics to emulate humans’ ability to grab, hold, and manipulate objects is reviewed, with a focus on designing humanlike hands capable of using tools.
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Intelligent Assist Systems for Flexible Assembly
TL;DR: A novel collaborative robot system (“Cobot”) capable of sharing the workspace with the human co-worker and collaborating with him through direct physical contact is presented.
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Integration of Product Design and Assembly Planning in the Digital Factory
Helmut Bley,C. Franke +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a feature-based approach is proposed to improve the integration of digital product design and assembly planning by introducing a consistent data structuring, which helps to reduce redundant tasks and support the continuous data exchange.
Cobots: a novel material handling technology
TL;DR: Cobots as mentioned in this paper are a class of hybrid human-controlled/computercontrolled material handling devices, which can enhance ergonomics, productivity, and safety, as well as provide some amplification of human power ("power assist").
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Proceedings of the Asme Dynamic Systems and Control Division
TL;DR: The massive proceedings from the November 1996 conference offering 120 papers on topics related to dynamic systems and controls are described in this paper, where the subject umbrellas for this diverse collection of presentations include advanced transportation systems, modeling, sensing, and control of manufacturing processes.
The Concept and Implementation of a Passive Trajectory Enhancing Robot
TL;DR: A novel controlled passive device is described which allows its end effector to be pushed only along a speGified but arbitrary path and shows feasibility through initial experiments with simple control of a protbtype system.